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Dr. Burcu Ozturk

  • Assistant Professor - School of Social Work

Biography and education

Post-doc: University of Oklahoma, 2021-2022
PhD: University of Alabama, School of Social Work, 2020
MSW: Temple University, 2015
BSW: Adnan Menderes University, Turkey, 2010

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Ozturk, Burcu. Experiences of Living in the United States Among Middle Eastern Intimate Partner Survivors: Systematic Review manuscript, Wichita State University, $4500. (Submitted: 2022, Funded: 2023). Grant.
  • Ozturk, B., Sualp, K., Barut-Bektas, B., & McLeod, D. A. (2024). Hope, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Resilience in the Criminal Justice System: Reevaluation of Relationships in the Turkish Context. Social Sciences, 13(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100553
  • Ozturk, B., Goodwin, B., McLeod, D., & Hawkins, K. (2024). Understanding the Characteristics and Motivations of Female Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 8(1), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.1936-9298.2024.8.1.48-57
  • Barut-Bektaş, B., Ozturk, B., Çay, M., & Yalim, A. C. (2024). Perspectives on Survivors of Violence Against Women Among Staff in Women’s Shelters. Journal of Social Service Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2024.2383267
  • Ozturk, B., & Nelson-Gardell, D. (2024). From Lived Experience: Listening to Stories of Healing From Middle Eastern Immigrant IPV Survivors. Violence Against Women, 30(6–7), 1708–1725. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231155166
  • McLeod, D. A., Ozturk, B., Butler-King, R. L., & Peek, H. (2024). Male Survivors of Domestic Violence, Challenges in Cultural Response, and Impact on Identity and Help-Seeking Behaviors: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 25(2), 1397–1410. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177318
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Scholarship of Ministry of National Education for graduate education in the USA. 2011 - 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: 3 Minutes Thesis Competition. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Leslie J. Shellhase Endowed Scholarship. 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Shellhase Endowed Scholarship. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: A Recognition of Contribution to Research by a PhD Student. 2017
  1. Member

    Society for Social Work and Research

  2. Member

    BSW Committee

  3. Volunteer

    Leading International Research Team

  4. Member

    International Rescue Committee

  5. Volunteer

    Academic Mentoring to Turkish Doctoral Students in Turkey

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Interpersonal Violence

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